Music Mark News
The latest developments in the music education sector
The Music Mark Conference: a music education journey
If you were to walk into Music Mark HQ right now, then you’d be forgiven for thinking that we’re moving out. Boxes surround…
Ten Pieces Live Lesson for KS3
BBC Learning is hosting a special Ten Pieces Live Lesson from MediaCityUK with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra presented by CBBC’s Naomi Wilkinson…
Choir singing improves health, happiness – and is the perfect icebreaker
A decade ago, any mention of a choir would probably have brought Sunday morning hymns to mind. But there’s been a revolution…
Keith Ayling and BBC Ten Pieces
Keith Ayling is the next music educator to feature in our series of interviews with contributors to the BBC Ten Pieces initiative….
Musical training may give your brain waves more rhythm
Not a fan of slow jams? Maybe you haven’t had enough training. When we hear speech, electrical waves in our brain synchronise…
Youth Music charity supports new music projects and increases its investment in music-making this year to £8.4m
Youth Music today awarded grants to 27 organisations around the country providing a range of music-making opportunities for young people facing significant…
Applications Now Open for the BBC Young Musician Jazz Award 2016
The BBC Young Musician Jazz Awards are now open to recieve applications with a deadline of 20th November. The competition this year…
Ann Barkway and BBC Ten Pieces
The Music Mark Blog has already interviewed many of the contributors to the BBC Ten Pieces initiative. Today, we speak to Ann Barkway,…
Campaign to boost grassroots music in London
A campaign to safeguard the future of grassroots music in London is aiming to prevent further loss of performance spaces, the number…
Arts ‘quality principles’ boost engagement with young people
A set of quality principles for arts organisations working for, by and with children and young people has earned the approval of…
Royal College of Music development gets green light
The £25 million project will create new performance spaces, recording facilities and practice rooms, and will be funded through a mixture of…
Tim Hallas and BBC Ten Pieces
Our series of posts about the BBC Ten Pieces Secondary project has seen us interview David Ashworth, Anna Gower and Richard Rainwaring. Today,…
